Quotes By Nicolas Chamfort

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyse before we can live happily in this world.

When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws.

It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune; but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.

Celebrity is the advantage of being known to people who we don't know, and who don't know us.

Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history.